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| playername = Chris Baird |
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| fullname = Christopher Patrick Baird |
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| nickname = |
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| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1982|2|25}} |
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| cityofbirth = [[Rasharkin]] |
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| countryofbirth = [[Northern Ireland]] |
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| currentclub = [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] |
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| clubnumber = ''TBA'' |
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| position = [[Defender (football)|Defender]] |
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| youthyears = 1998-2002 |
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| youthclubs = [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] |
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| years = 2002-2007 <br> 2003 <br> 2004 <br> 2007- |
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| clubs = [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] <br> → [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]] ''(loan)'' <br> → [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] ''(loan)'' <br> [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] |
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| caps(goals) = 68 (3) <br> 10 (0) <br> {{0}}8 (0) <br> {{0}}0 (0) |
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| nationalyears = 2003- |
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| nationalteam = [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] |
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| nationalcaps(goals) = 25 (0) |
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| pcupdate = 16:25, 16 May 2007 (UTC) |
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| ntupdate = 11 October 2006 |
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}} |
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:''For the former radio presenter of the same name see [[BBC Radio Derby]]''. |
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'''Christopher Patrick "Chris" Baird''' (b. [[February 25]] [[1982]], [[Rasharkin]], [[County Antrim]]) is a [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Irish]] [[football (soccer)|footballer]] who currently plays as a defender for [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]. |
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==Playing career== |
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Baird made his debut for [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] on [[22 March]][[2003]] as a late substitute for [[David Prutton]] in the 2-2 draw at home to [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]. When he came on, Southampton were losing 2-1. His second appearance came in the 6-1 defeat at [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], when he came on after 26 minutes, with Arsenal already 5-0 up. |
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Baird's first start came on the final day of the league season, in a 1-0 win at [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]. A week later he started for Southampton in the [[FA Cup Final 2003|2003 FA Cup Final]], also against Arsenal, and put in an impressive performance although Southampton lost the match 1-0. Baird did, however, get voted as the Saints man of the match of that game <ref>{{cite web |title=FA Cup final player ratings |work=news.bbc.co.uk| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/3036411.stm | accessdate=November 10 | accessyear=2006}}</ref> |
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The following month Baird made his [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] debut against [[Italy national football team|Italy]] in a 2-0 defeat. |
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Baird has made two successful loan spells away from Southampton, most notably his two months at [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]], who gave him his first real taste of first team football, and a month at [[Watford F.C.|Watford]]. |
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In the [[2003-04 in English football|2003-04]] season, Baird made only four league appearances for Southampton, and didn't play for them at all in the following season. Despite this he remained a regular in the Northern Ireland national squad. |
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Since Southampton's [[Promotion and relegation|relegation]] from the [[FA Premier League|Premiership]], Baird has re-established himself in the Southampton squad and has been singled out for praise from current Southampton manager [[George Burley]]. He started 16 league games in [[2005-06 in English football|2005-06]]. |
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In the first game of the [[2006-07 in English football|2006-07]] season, away to [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] on [[6 August]] [[2006]], he was drafted into the [[centre half]] position when [[Claus Lundekvam]] went off injured in the sixth minute. On [[25 November]] [[2006]] he scored his first professional goal in 2-1 victory over [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]] <ref>{{cite web | title=Baird off the mark | work=saintsfc.co.uk| url=http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/articles/article.php?page_id=7780| accessdate=November 26| accessyear=2006}}</ref> in his 50th competitive first-team game for The Saints. He spent most of the season in central defence to such good effect that at the end of the season he was the runaway winner of the Saints Player of the Season award. |
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Baird left Southampton on [[July 12]] [[2007]] to move to [[Premier League]] club [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] for £3.025m<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/fulham/6278052.stm|title=Fulham complete capture of Baird|date=[[2007-07-12]]|accessdate=2007-07-12|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>. |
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==Honours== |
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'''[[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]''' |
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*'''[[FA Cup]] finalist:''' [[FA Cup Final 2003|2003]] |
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*'''Fans' Player of the Season:''' [[2006-07 in English football|2006-07]] |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/search/display.var.1259299.0.everything_baird.php Feature in Daily Echo] |
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==References== |
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title=[[Southampton F.C.]] player of the season| |
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before=[[Claus Lundekvam]]| |
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after= Incumbent| |
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years=2006-07| |
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{{Fulham F.C. squad}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Baird, Chris}} |
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[[Category:1982 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:People from County Antrim]] |
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[[Category:Northern Ireland international footballers]] |
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[[Category:Northern Irish footballers]] |
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[[Category:Southampton F.C. players]] |
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[[Category:Fulham F.C. players]] |
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[[Category:Ulster-Scots]] |
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[[Category:Walsall F.C. players]] |
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[[Category:Watford F.C. players]] |
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[[Category:Premier League players]] |
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